From the start, the solar system chose fire over ice to build its first bodies

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What happened

When the solar system first took up the task of building solid bodies—such as planets, moons and protoplanets—it basically had a choice between two ingredients: heat-forged chondrules, which were millimeter-sized bits of rock, and matrix, a fine-grai…

Key facts

  • When the solar system first took up the task of building solid bodies—such as planets, moons and protoplanets—it basically had a choice between two ingredients: heat-forged chondrules, which were millimeter-sized bits of rock, and matrix, a fine-grai…
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:40:09 UTC.

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